Horizon Hotel view from parking lot, Sutton, Quebec

I bet that the Horizon Hotel has one of the best views from any hotel parking lot in the world ...it was also the easiest painting location to find, just go out the lobby door and behold the vista. The sun was going down so I had to paint fast before the light changed too much. I liked this composition because it felt like the house was being crushed by the multiple layers of trees and hills going all the way up to the horizon. One thing I learned from studying Vincent (Van Gogh) was to give each element its own personality, the field, the tree, the sky etc. So here each tree or group of trees has its own colour scheme, lines, and general feel. By controlling the layering I created a sense of vast depth that takes your eyes from the warm reds and detail of the house, around the plethora of foliage, and off into the distance.

5 x 7" cold press Watercolour. Aug. 2019